Lunar New Year: Arts & Crafts
This is a wonderful resource for print and color projects. You will
find templates for lion dance, zodiac calendar, plum blossom, phoenix and more. Follow
the navigation to go to other arts and crafts projects as well.
You will find resources for making
Chinese New Year decorations and lucky red envelopes.
Find Chinese Paper cuts designs for
longevity, fish, dragon and more.
- More Chinese Paper-cut Designs:
Panda
bears and Asian dancers from Isaacnet.com
Asian
Zodiac animals from business-china.com
- From Kindart.com
How to make a
Japanese fan
How to
make a Japanese windsock
How to make a
Chinese dragon from paper plates
Chinese lanterns
Dragon
costumes
Paper
garlands
The Angier School in Newton, MASS, developed a web site called Dim Sum. A great place
to start for arts and crafts projects, Chinese New Year images, reproducible templates,
and lesson plans on China and Chinese culture.
From the Families with Children from Vietnam, this article provides both pictures and
directions.
Also from the Families with Children from Vietnam, here's a simple project for making a
Dragon puppet.
Only background information on Chinese knotting. Some pictures too but no instructions.
Background information on Chinese calligraphy.
FamilyFun magazine has a great idea for making a dragon mask
and tail. Make your own dragon and host your own dragon dance parade. The dragon
represents power and royalty.
Play Fuku Warai, the Japanese version of pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey. It's a also a
popular New Year's games.
Make your own good luck charms. Fold a crane or turtle. Both represent longevity and
happiness.
Cranes represent peace and good health. Folding and sending 1000 cranes is a Japanese
tradition for someone who is ill.
A great resource for teachers and parents. Many ideas for teaching the Lunar New Year.
This is a great resource for anyone who is interested in Korean culture. It also has a
kids web. Neat pictures but they take a long time to download. Kids will learn how to put
on a hanbok for girls and boys - an interactive game.
This site provides pictures and names of toys that young children play on New Year's
Day.
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